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Russian Military Jets Intercepted By NATO Near Latvia

Putin ordered his Northern Fleet to conduct exercises, including 38,000 troops, 41 ships, 15 submarines and 110 aircraft. The training is supposed to last until Saturday and, Russia said, the exercise was not related to the current tension over the nearly yearlong war in East Ukraine. " Russian Defense Minister told Sputnik, a Russian media outlet, on Monday. "New challenges and threats of military security demand the further heightening of military capabilities of the armed forces